In the olden days, teaching was a high
flying career. I remember as I grew up many people asked what
professions they would want to grow would say they want to be teachers,
doctors, policemen, Army e.tc. Yes, teaching was a prestige and every
teacher in the village was highly respected.
Today, things have changed. Teaching is considered to be less prestigious. Young people no longer want to study teaching but they have found themselves doing it for one reason or another, whether they are trained teachers or not.
I have several examples of this, especially a close friend of mine who hates teaching with a passion. A graduate Industrial Chemistry who has been jobless for almost four years. Till now when he opted to teach in a secondary school as a BOG teacher, in his local area.
The
guy earns Sh 12,000 per month and he’s expected to pay rent, buy food,
take care of school fees for his younger brother and sister and at least
take care of other upkeep needs.
People in the village always wonder why somebody would study so hard up to campus then get a salary of Sh 12,000 higher than even what some conductors in Nairobi earn Sh 15,000. Some quarrel him saying he’s lazy, while some feel it’s better he stays home than waste his certificate.
Others yet complain that such people spoil the educational sector because they have little knowledge of education and they would not give a 100% concentration too.
This is just one of the examples we have on such issues. So people tell me, what is your take on this?
Today, things have changed. Teaching is considered to be less prestigious. Young people no longer want to study teaching but they have found themselves doing it for one reason or another, whether they are trained teachers or not.
I have several examples of this, especially a close friend of mine who hates teaching with a passion. A graduate Industrial Chemistry who has been jobless for almost four years. Till now when he opted to teach in a secondary school as a BOG teacher, in his local area.
The
guy earns Sh 12,000 per month and he’s expected to pay rent, buy food,
take care of school fees for his younger brother and sister and at least
take care of other upkeep needs.People in the village always wonder why somebody would study so hard up to campus then get a salary of Sh 12,000 higher than even what some conductors in Nairobi earn Sh 15,000. Some quarrel him saying he’s lazy, while some feel it’s better he stays home than waste his certificate.
Others yet complain that such people spoil the educational sector because they have little knowledge of education and they would not give a 100% concentration too.
This is just one of the examples we have on such issues. So people tell me, what is your take on this?
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